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February 28, 2006
Design by committee
Design by committee: Hilarious video, but important truth. It's ostensibly about "What if Microsoft redesigned the iPod package?" but it's actually about how easy it is for clear, engaging design to turn into a monstrosity by a multitude of well-meaning tweaks. My question: How do we prevent this from happening? When you've been in a group decision situation in the past, how have you been able to retain value for the hard-to-measure stuff, while still accommodating the easy-to-measure stuff? Anecdotes welcome, thanks in advance. Update: Link changed to a search term at YouTube.com.
Posted by John Dowdell at February 28, 2006 5:11 PM